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New estate recovery law curtails ‘unfair’ practice in Massachusetts
Sportsman’s Corner: Hunting, fishing and technology
Commission faces year-end deadline for anti-poverty agenda
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North Quabbin Notes, Oct. 1
Heywood Healthcare emerges from Chapter 11, will remain an independent organization
ATHOL – Heywood Healthcare held a stakeholder meeting Thursday to discuss its future now that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a standalone entity, meaning it will remain as an independent health care organization.In...
Athol Comic Book Fest returns this Saturday
ATHOL – If you’re a fan of action, fantasy, adventure, comic books, or graphic novels – or all of the above – Athol Town Hall is the place to be this Saturday for the third annual Comic Book Fest.The event, organized by the Athol Public Library, will...
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Project Skydrop treasure found in Wendell State Forest
Athol Police Logs Sept 1 to Sept 10, 2024
Athol plans celebration of Silver Lake Park
Heywood Healthcare emerges from Chapter 11, will remain an independent organization
Gov. Maura Healey signs emergency preamble to block effort to suspend gun law
Winchendon Police arrest Peter Baldini for assault, kidnapping charges
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Commission reviews first phase designs for Rabbit Run Rail Trail
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Sports
HS Roundup: Mohawk Trail volleyball overcomes 2-0 deficit to defeat Turners, 3-2 (PHOTOS)
The Mohawk Trail volleyball team found itself in a familiar position on Thursday against Turners Falls. When the Warriors squared off with the Thunder in Buckland earlier in the season, they fell into a 2-0 hole but dug deep to win the final three...
Bulletin Board: Sue O’Connor sinks first career hole-in-one
Field Hockey: Smith Academy edges Turners Falls in 2-1 thriller
UMass Hockey Preview: Expectations high for Minutemen as new season begins
HS Roundup: Franklin Tech takes second at Massachusetts State Vocational Golf TournamentOpinion
From Global to Local: Water and war in Gaza
In late 2020, a report titled “Saving Gaza Begins with its Water” stated: “The water crisis in Gaza is a problem of daunting proportions, with grave implications for the more than 2 million inhabitants of the Palestinian enclave ... The aquifer from...
My Turn: Fueling the feeling I’m missing out
Linda Clark: FYI Greenfield taxpayers
My Turn: Western Mass. legislators toe the line against overdue audit
Russell Pirkot: It’s simply crap
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Police Logs
Athol Police Logs Aug. 26 to Aug. 29, 2024
Athol Police LogsAug. 26 - 29Monday, Aug. 2610:39 p.m. - Caller from Bearsden Road reporting suspicious vehicle that parks in the same spot every night and thinks they may be sleeping in the vehicle. Described as a brown or tan sedan. Party is just...
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Arts & Life
Sounds Local: Father daughter punk duo release first album: Rocking Puppies will celebrate ‘Civilized Show-Off’ this Saturday at Hawks & Reed
Playing in a punk band with your dad is rather unusual — even more so if you are only 9 years old. But for Pema Crigler, the lead singer of the Greenfield-based punk band Rocking Puppies, it’s not only a normal thing to do, it’s a lot of fun.Pema and...
‘Eating in Leverett’ for 250 years: New cookbook is a lasting memento of town’s major birthday
The sweet spot for sweet potatoes: A Greenfield family learned the secrets of spud-growing by trial and error
Speaking of Nature: Still going strong after summer: Common chicory a hot spot for pollen and nectar-seekers
Immerse yourself in spooky season: Revival Wheeler Mansion to offer two murder mystery weekends and a pumpkin fest next monthObituaries
June I. Lawson
ORANGE, MA - June Lawson was born in Orange November 11, 1925, to Fred and Isabel Noyes Lawson. She was a 1943 graduate of Orange High School. She lived in the Boston, Newton area for 18 years and she worked 12 years at the Jenney G... remainder of obit for June I. Lawson
Damien Marble
Orange, MA - Private Damien Myles Marble, age 20 of Orange, MA unexpectedly left us on Friday, September 20, 2024. Damien was born on January 9, 2004, at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, MA.; to Elizabeth MacAdam (Marble) and Robert Dykema... remainder of obit for Damien Marble
Gail M. Bachelder
Irvine, CA - Gail (Soucie) Bachelder, 81 of 22 Carnelian, Irvine, California, died at home on September 10, 2024. Raised in Athol, MA, she is the daughter of the late Norman and Jennie (Botti) Soucie. She married Philip I. Bachelder (a... remainder of obit for Gail M. Bachelder
Richard E. Holleran
Athol, MA - Richard E. Holleran, affectionately known to many as "Dickie," was a charismatic and dedicated man, whose laughter and kindness brought light into every room. Born on May 30, 1941 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Richard made a ... remainder of obit for Richard E. Holleran
